Women and ritual in Africa / Mercy Amba Oduyoye -- Christianity and African women's rituals / Rosemary N. Edet -- Christianity and the African rituals of birth and naming / Anne Nasimiyu-Wasike -- The Christian widow in African culture / Daisy N. Nwachuku -- Paradise lies at the feet of Muslim women / Rabiatu Ammah -- Interpreting Old Testament polygamy through African eyes / Musimbi R.A. Kanyoro -- Polygamy : a feminist critique / Anne nasimiyu-Wasike -- Social changes and women's attitudes toward marriage in East Africa / Judith Mbula Bahemuka -- Sexuality and women in African culture / Lloyda Fanusie -- Human sexuality, marriage, and prostitution / Bernadette Mbuy Beya -- Jesus Christ and the liberation of women in Africa / Teresa M. Hinga -- Sexuality and religion in a matriarchal society / Anne Nachisale Musopole -- The priesthood of church women in the Nigerian context / R. Modupe Owanikin -- Epilogue : the will to arise : reflections on Luke 8:40-56 / Teresa Okure